2006 Big 33 Game Official Thread (merged all)

[OregonBuckeye]

I heard Pat Devlin played poorly, is that true?

[tedginn05]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Wow, not much defense there. At least PA can thump their chests on how their kids are so much better than ours.

When your D can only play 5-2, man-to-man, no blitz or stunts, you shouldn't expect too much defense. The rules in that game favor the offense.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com (free)

6/18/06

Recap of the contest, won by PA 61-42.


Dispatch

6/18/06

PENNSYLVANIA 61, OHIO 42

Pennsylvania rally buries Ohio stars in high-scoring affair

Sunday, June 18, 2006

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HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Dave Williams caught touchdown passes from three different players to lead Pennsylvania to a come-from-behind 61-42 victory over Ohio in the 49 th Big 33 Football Classic last night.
Williams had two receptions in the opposite corners of the end zone during a four-touchdown Pennsylvania streak in the third quarter. Pennsylvania used three Ohio turnovers to rally from a 28-14 deficit.
Williams pulled in a 25-yard pass from Pat Devlin in the left corner of the end zone, one play after Greg Webster’s fumble recovery. The score was the second in 20 seconds for Pennsylvania, but Ohio still led 28-27 after a missed extra point attempt.
Elijah Fields intercepted a pass three plays later, allowing Williams, chosen Pennsylvania’s most valuable player, to score twice in a span of 2 minutes, 9 seconds. Da’Rel Scott’s halfback pass found Williams in the right corner for a 32-yard touchdown and a 33-28 Pennsylvania lead.
Clem Johnson’s interception led to a 13-yard touchdown run by Devlin with nine seconds left in the quarter. Pennsylvania extended the streak to 40 straight points before Ohio added two late touchdowns in the highest-scoring game in the history of the series.
Connor Dixon, who is headed to Michigan State along with Williams, got the comeback started on a 56-yard option keeper. Scott scored two fourthquarter touchdowns.
Williams, a 5-foot-9, 165-pound receiver, totaled 95 yards on three touchdown receptions. Dixon completed 5 of 8 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 44 yards.
Ohio kicked off but managed to score just 57 seconds into the game. Kyle Endicott of Olentangy Liberty returned an interception 35 yards on the second Pennsylvania play. Delone Carter then ran 21 yards for a touchdown on Ohio’s first play from scrimmage.
Pennsylvania fell behind 10-0 when it failed to produce a first down on its first five possessions. Devlin, a Penn State recruit, threw interceptions on two of the first four offensive plays.
Ohio added to a 20-14 lead by scoring after the second-half kickoff. Derrell Johnson ran 41 yards on a quarterback keeper. Johnson, a Youngstown Cardinal Mooney graduate who originally was expected to play receiver in the game, rushed for 143 yards. He was named MVP for Ohio. Carter, a Syracuse recruit from Copley, ran for 194 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries for Ohio.

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

The officiaiting was awful. PA's A team still would have beat Ohio's C team even with better officiating, don't get me wrong, but there was 1TD that should have been called back due to a hold (And it was pretty obvious) on Dixon's long TD run in the 3Q.

The INT at midfield... clearly interference.

Just to name a couple.

But, like I said, I don't think that putting Pa. back at the Ohio 40 or so on Dixon's run would have meant they wouldn't have scored on the very next play.

The last 4 minutes of the game was some sloppy play, if you ask me.

By the time I turned the game on, they were running plays away from where ever Gibson lined up. I didn't see all of the 1st Q and most of the 2nd. Did they EVER try Gibson's side?

[osugrad21]

Gibson's meltdown is troubling to me...the game is emotional, but for the incident to carry on over an entire series and then onto the sidelines shows me that Thad has some growing up to do in Columbus. Im not concerned knowing that JT will have a tight leash on him, but the incident was disappointing.

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

I agree with you, 21, but on the positive side at least we know he doesn't like being on the down side of an assbeating.